Indore. India's 14-run victory in the third T20 International against West Indies became memorable for fast bowler Arshdeep Singh. Arshdeep took three wickets for 44 runs and played an important role in the team's victory. With this performance, he took the record of the fast bowler taking the most wickets in the second innings of T20 International cricket. His number of wickets has now reached 84. He left behind New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee, who has 82 wickets to his name.
Batting first, India scored 223 runs. Chasing the target, the West Indies team could score only 209 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Shimron Hetmyer struggled by scoring 43 runs, but could not lead the Caribbean team to victory. Arshdeep was chosen player of the match for his excellent bowling.
Fast bowler taking most wickets in second innings of T20I
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Arshdeep Singh – 84 wickets
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Tim Southee – 82 wickets
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Jasprit Bumrah – 72 wickets
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Mustafizur Rahman – 69 wickets
India got a strong score due to the stormy innings of Abhishek Sharma
India was successful in saving a big score for the first time in the sixth attempt against West Indies on the current tour. Due to not being able to secure even big targets in the previous matches, the score of 223 runs in Indore was considered challenging for India. Abhishek Sharma's aggressive batting amidst low bounce on the pitch put the team in a strong position.
Abhishek scored 69 runs in just 30 balls. His flamboyant innings provided momentum to the Indian innings, while Ishan Kishan contributed 37 runs. India had scored 115 runs for one wicket in 8.1 overs. However, after Abhishek's dismissal, the team's run pace slowed down and by the time it reached 135 runs, five wickets fell. After this, the Indian team could not fully capitalize on the opportunity to score a big score and was all out for 223 runs.
Indian bowlers won in the death overs
Chasing the target, the West Indies batsmen continued to try to score runs, but the Indian bowlers kept up the pressure by taking wickets at regular intervals. Arshdeep gave important success to India by dismissing Shay Hope early.
Axar Patel made a comeback by curbing the run rate in the middle overs. At the same time, part-time bowlers Naman Dheer and Nitish Kumar Reddy also contributed. In the final overs, Arshdeep Singh and Prince Yadav gave a blow to West Indies' hopes by bowling accurate yorkers. The Indian team ultimately won the match by 14 runs.